Senior Category Manager
Location: Onsite, Lincoln
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Benefits:
1. 4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday
2. Car allowance
3. 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
4. Company bonus scheme
5. Enhanced pension contributions
6. Private Health Insurance
7. Life Assurance & critical illness cover
8. Onsite Parking
9. Discounts platform
10. Long service celebrations
11. Employee Assistance Programme
12. Free fruit & potatoes
13. Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
14. Flu vaccines
15. Refer a friend scheme
The Company:
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK. Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.
At Branston, we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and we are looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.
Role Overview:
You will be our expert category manager, creating consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions. Developing customer relationships and being the key link between internal and external relationships. You will also manage, motivate and support the development of the category team.
What You Will Be Doing:
1. Develop Branston categories through qualitative and quantitative research, insight & trends
2. Develop strong category relationships both internally and externally
3. Conduct strategic reviews of major trends and opportunities
4. Drive short and long term actionable consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions
5. Create and implement yearly trade marketing plans for our categories
6. Review and deliver categories, recommendations and new product launches
7. Use Dunnhumby to gain insights on shoppers, formats, tiers to assist with decision making process
8. Create monthly action plans addressing needs of the category
9. Support the Sales & Marketing team in Brand development
What We Want From You:
Essential:
1. FMCG or retail background with a passion for food
2. Brand experience
3. Own label category manager
4. Ability to build good working relationships at all levels
5. Understanding and skill in Dunnhumby, Nielsen, Kantar, IRI systems
6. Ability to interpret data and create insights and recommendations
7. Proficient IT skills (Ms PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
8. Able to lead meetings and coordinate cross-functional working
9. Can demonstrate creative flair
Desirable:
1. Business degree or relevant qualification
Job Info:
Job Title: Senior Category Manager
Company: CV-Library
Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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